Been wonder the same if this game is worth it on the 75% off sale right now. All the gameplay vids and reviews I have looked up still have me on the fence. Most reviews are negative, gameplay looks slow paced. I have never played any of the previous Stronghold games. Have played thousands of Age of Empires 3 and Company of Heroes games and other RTS, would aticipate Stronghold 3 to be well below them on quality and depth. I read there is no skirmish mode or LAN play? That is a deal breaker for me even at $7

I just bought the Stronghold complete pack and i would say it is worth it right now while it is on sale. It is pretty fun and kind of like Roller Coaster Tycoon with the gameplay and camera views. I would definately recommend it.

I bought Stronghold 3 Gold a while back on sale for 75% off and yet the answer is unequivocally "no". The game is downright awful and severely lacking in features of comparable RTS games. It pales in comparison even to the original and Firefly should be ashamed of themselves